Q-Tip Pick-Up Sticks
Keep the kids occupied with this convenient DIY version of pick-up sticks.
Materials
How to Make the Pick-Up Sticks
Using acrylic paint, paint three Q-Tips blue, eight Q-Tips green, and 14 Q-Tips red.
Let the Q-Tips dry.
How to Play Pick-Up Sticks
Bundle the sticks in your hand and then drop them on the table.
Take turns picking up as many sticks as you can without moving any other stick except the one you are picking up. If you move a stick, then your turn is over.
The blue Q-Tips are worth eight points, the green Q-Tips are worth three points, and the red Q-Tips are worth one point. Tally up the amount of points each person has at the end of the game. The player with the most points wins!
Cassi Griffin is the creator of The Crafty Crow, one of the best collection of children's arts and crafts on the Internet. She is also a craft designer and has contributed designs to many books and national magazines. When she is not blogging and crafting, she is homeschooling her three amazing kids in the beautiful mountains of Idaho and trying to find balance in life as a single mom.
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